A+ |
Absolutely
perfect. It cannot possibly be improved upon in any way. |
A |
Excellent—almost
but not quite perfect. |
A- |
Still
excellent, but one or more slight flaws clearly make it imperfect. |
B+ |
Very
good, but flawed enough to keep it just short of excellence. |
B |
Good—decidedly
above average. |
B- |
Still
good, but only slightly above average. |
C+ |
On
the high side of average, leaning toward "good." |
C |
Absolutely
average. Not bad, but not particularly good, either. |
C- |
On
the low side of average, leaning toward "not good." |
D+ |
Not
very good—slightly below average. |
D |
Definitely
not good—well below average. |
D- |
So
badly flawed that it just barely avoids being a failure. |
F |
Failure. |
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